Tungiasis, a rare case of plantar inflammatory disease, a review of travelers skin lesions for emergency providers.
Am J Emerg Med
; 37(6): 1215.e5-1215.e7, 2019 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-30922527
Parasitic infections while common in underdeveloped nations are rarely seen in developed urban centers. We report a case of a thirty-three-year-old male with no past medical history who presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of "eggs coming out of my foot" after returning home from Brazil. Based on clinical presentation, travel history, and appearance of the lesion, diagnosis was most consistent with tungiasis infection which was confirmed by the pathology examination. It is important to make the appropriate diagnosis when skin lesions are found in returning travelers and emergency providers should take broad differential diagnosis into consideration.
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Assunto principal:
Viagem
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Tunga
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Tungíase
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Pé
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Doenças do Pé
Limite:
Adult
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Emerg Med
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos